family matters
What does the Bible say about family matters? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb. 4Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out. 5Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.
24For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.
28And God blessed them, and he said, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
6The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
20Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
12Honor your father and your mother, so that you may have a long life upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.
26And he said: “Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.” 27And God created man to his own image; to the image of God he created him; male and female, he created them.
13Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.